Looking for info on 1972 300SE sedan
Hello, I did a search and found mostly infos on the 280se of various years.
I am looking for specs on this v-8 engine (3.5 ?) 4 door automobile with automatic trans. EDIT, evidently the 300se was in production until 1965, so the car I am inquiring about must be the 280SE 3.5 1972..... Info like: engine specs, opinions ignition specs, opinions trans, specs, opinions Generally I am looking for the pros and cons of such vintage car. Are they reliable as a daily driver assuming the general mechanical is in very good condition? How about gas milage.? What is the chassis style WXXX ?? Thanks Denis:bulb: |
Get the chassis #
The car could be a 300sel |
I assume you are referring to a 300SEL? As far as I know there was no 4 door 300SE available in 1972. If it is a 300SEL then the chassis would be a W109. This car could have 3 different V8 engines, either a 6.3, 4.5 or 3.5. Most popular engine in the US for that year is 4.5 while the 3.5 was limited to the Euro market. I can't help beyond this until you confirm what you are looking for.
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I've never seen a 280SE 3.5 for sale in the USA. There were a few 300SEL 3.5's (w109) . Great cars, but the air suspension has some issues if not maintained. Could use as a daily driver-no reason you couldn't-expect about 18 MPG if tuned. More prone to rust than modern cars. Less rare and body and interior parts more readily available i.e cheaper than 280SE 3.5 W111. 4 Spd AT, electronic ignition, electronic/mechanical FI has some issues (trigger points etc.)
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I've got a '72 W108 4.5, up here in Winters (outside Fairfield/Vacaville) that you're more than welcome to come for a spin in if you're interested in getting involved. Heck, if you like it enough, might be thinking of selling it soon.
Gas mileage on a Benz V-8 though, well, take your diesel's mileage and divide it by 2 or 3 and you'll get the corresponding Gas Burn Rate. But, then again, it's really nice to blow by that idiot in a Honda Civic who just passed you doing 85 like he's standing still. |
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Hello, I just confirmed that the automobile I looked at yesterday is indeed a 1972 280SE 3.5 with v-8 engine and auto trans.
Has about 47K kilometers on it. Looked like a euro model because of fabric interior but speedo was in MPH (max 140 mph) dang, at least I recall it as MPH!!. Please continue the opinions and facts about the general mechanics etc. Thanks Denis |
Is it a W114?
I have a 73 280 W114, parts car if I can help |
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there was a 280SE W114/115 chassis! It used the 6 cyl DOHC engine w/ early FI.
Besides knowing someone that owned one, heres a model fs on eBay: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=6992132204 |
you weren't kidding when you said "model":D BTW, I had one of those in green, all the paint flaked off but it never rusted. Wuz it really a M-B?
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<<there was a 280SE W114/115 chassis! It used the 6 cyl DOHC engine w/ early FI.>>
That would be a 280E or CE , not 280SE .... 280SE are 108 chassis. 280CE /114.072 and 280E/114.062 were in fact 114 chassis with DOHC 110.981 engine with D-Jetronic FI [ Manifold injection/electronic] |
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Anyhow it was a car that my good friend and shop owner has seen and driven, in total he's only seen ONE of them in 20 some odd years so it must have been a Euro somebody imported and obviously very scarce. He said it ran like no 114/115 he's ever driven. |
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Yes , cool car .. Euro 4/72-7/74 , 11,531 produced. Only problem they seemed to suffer was head gasket problems if over-heated at all.. Becoming collectable. |
I believe the 280se 3.5 you saw has been for sale on auto trader on & off for a while. It' the euro version of our 280se 4.5. The principle difference will be that engine/drive train, which are identical to our 300sel 3.5, and the little body details that are euro-centric, like the license plate light on the bumper, the preveleance of cloth interiors and instruments in metric.
If you're in the market for a 108 chassis car, that one should be "just fine". -CTH |
Thanks all so far for tips.
I had considerd it but I get squeamish with expensive exotic stuff like air leveler suspensions, engine part$ and high maintance. I don't know whether this one in particular was in autotrader. The one I looked at is white with blue upholstery and black dash. Very new looking car and attractive for that reason but after looking at pics etc. I think it is too retro for my driving taste. If it were a coupe, that might add more attraction. This one belongs in a museum:cool: It probably hauls pretty good butt. That is attractive. Anyway, at somepoint in time I shall go back to give it a spin. Denis |
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